A 1974 Fashion Fair ad featuring Pal Henry, a woman who describes leaving her nursing career behind to go back to modeling because “one medic in the family was quite enough.” Let’s hope that worked out for her in the long run…
Harlem-born Audrey Smaltz, Miss Transit of 1954 in Jet, November 25, 1954. Ms. Smaltz would go on to be personal assistant to Eunice Johnson and eventually a commentator and producer of the Ebony Fashion Fair shows. Today, she is CEO of Ground Crew, a backstage management company for the fashion industry. In November 2011, she married her partner of 12 years, 1976 Olympic Silver Medalist Gail Marquis.
Diahann Carroll in a Fashion Fair Cosmetics ad from the 1970s.
Terri Springer, the “undisputed star of Ebony Fashion Fair from 1959-1964”, on the September 3, 1964 issue of Jet.
From EbonyFashionFair.com:
Today, many people still recall the grace and beauty of the regal, mocha-colored model. The daring and beautiful Springer hit the runway like she owned it with explosive drama and elegance. And during a day and age when women with dark skin weren’t eager to wear bright colors, Springer wore bright colors as if they were exclusively made for her.
Models Cordie King and Alberta Culbreath model afternoon fashions for Ebony Fashion Fair in 1958.
Diahann Carroll in a Fashion Fair Cosmetics ad from the 1970s.
